On Monday December 18, 2017 at the Financial Management Control Board (FMCB) a letter was delivered to General Manager Ramirez from 40 legislators of the Massachusetts House and Senate requesting information about the only bidder, First Transit of Ohio, to privatize three bus garages at the MBTA.

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FROM: 453 Executive Board
TO: Local 453 Members
DATE: December 7, 2017
SUBJECT: New Earned Sick Time (EST) Policy - Effective January 1, 2018
This memorandum is in response to General Manager Ramirez’s implementation of a new EST
Policy for the MBTA that goes into effect on January 1, 2018.